Lack of latent tuberculosis (TB) screening and delay in anti-retroviral therapy initiation in HIV-TB co-infection: an 11-year study in an intermediate TB-burden country

Lack of latent tuberculosis (TB) screening and delay in anti-retroviral therapy initiation in HIV-TB co-infection: an 11-year study in an intermediate TB-burden country

Objectives: To examine the prevalence and characteristics of HIV-tuberculosis (TB) co-infected patients in Singapore, an intermediate TB-burden country.Methods: Retrospective data across 11 years was obtained from the National University Hospital (NUH), a quaternary hospital and the National Centre...

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Main Authors: Vannesa Yue May Teng, Yan Ting Chua, Eunice En Ni Lai, Shilpa Mukherjee, Jessica Michaels, Chen Seong Wong, Liang Shen, Yee Sin Leo, Barnaby Young, Sophia Archuleta, Catherine W.M. Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
HIV
latent tuberculosis infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221007566

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